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01 May 2013
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DODI: Backing ventures with products important to women and families. Photo courtesy Monica Dodi A cofounder of MTV Europe, a former executive at Walt Disney/Europe, and former CEO of AOL’s Entertainment Asylum, Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) is now based in Los Angeles, where... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Sep 2010
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Becoming a VC Insider

Kids may grow up wanting to be entrepreneurs, but “no kid dreams of growing up to be a venture capitalist,” says Jeffrey Bussgang (MBA ’95). Thankfully, Bussgang has managed to do both and write about it, too. His recent book, Mastering the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Jun 2016
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The Under-30 Nerds of VC

01 Dec 2010
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Hardymon Receives VC Award

Felda Hardymon, the MBA Class of 1975 Professor of Management Practice, has received a Lifetime Achievement in Venture Capital Award from the National Venture Capital Association. A member of the HBS faculty for more than a decade, since 1981 Hardymon has also been a... View Details

Keywords: awards; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

03 May 2010
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Mastering the VC Game

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Mar 2008
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Secrets Behind a VC Success Story

Jim Breyer (MBA ’87) never intended to make a career of venture capital. But he turned out to be pretty good at picking winners and helped propel Accel Partners into the ranks of the top VC firms. more Case-Method Godfather Chris... View Details

21 Oct 2021
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DraftKings Backs New VC Firm

Photo courtesy Drive By DraftKings A recent article in the Boston Globe reported that the venture capital firm Drive by DraftKings, led by Meredith McPherron (MBA 1993), had raised its first venture fund. Called Drive by DraftKings, McPherron tells the newspaper that... View Details

27 Jul 2010
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Four Things Great VCs Do

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

15 Jun 2016
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These VC Partners May Make Your Firm Less Innovative

21 Apr 2022
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How VCs Can Overcome the “Winner’s Curse”

09 Nov 2008
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What Harvard says about Israeli VC

01 Jun 2004
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Media, VC Discussed at WSA Conference

The media and entertainment business can be a bit of a roller-coaster ride — particularly in today’s climate of tight margins and consolidation. But that state of flux creates opportunity, agreed panelists at the Women’s Student Association’s 2004 Dyn-amic Women in... View Details

Keywords: women in business; women's student association; Arts, Entertainment

16 Jul 2020
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VC Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Today's World

12 Sep 2016
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HBS Alumni Startups Are Raking in VC Funds

New data shows that HBS alumni are leading the b-school pack in raising venture capital to fund their startups, according to an article on the website Business Because. According to data compiled by PitchBook, 1,069 HBS MBAs have founded 961 companies and raised $22.4... View Details

Keywords: Finance

27 May 2010
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The Daily Start-Up: VC Falls Out Of The Fortisphere

29 Sep 2022
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Study: Racism Hinders Minority VC and Private Equity Fundraising

13 May 2021
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VCs Are Seeing "Best Year in the Industry’s History"

18 Oct 2022
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